Import/export HS code 56039480: Various extra-heavy treated nonwovens

Extra-heavy nonwoven fabrics treated but not coated, used in various heavy-duty applications

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Netherlands 12,071,004
Germany 11,206,034
New Zealand 10,992,766
China 5,030,448
Switzerland 4,869,897

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Netherlands 6,969,681 5,101,323 -1,868,358
Germany 6,264,087 4,941,947 -1,322,140
New Zealand 5,598,335 5,394,431 -203,904
China 2,601,479 2,428,969 -172,510
Switzerland 3,958,101 911,796 -3,046,305
France 967,967 3,398,963 +2,430,996
United States 2,126,505 1,895,751 -230,754
Italy 1,128,458 1,195,148 +66,690
Slovenia 961,064 1,102,475 +141,411
Poland 355,547 1,393,624 +1,038,077

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Germany 24,111,906
New Zealand 10,992,766
China 6,619,826
United States 6,325,431
Slovenia 2,748,583

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Germany 12,555,270 11,556,636 -998,634
New Zealand 5,598,335 5,394,431 -203,904
China 3,105,308 3,514,518 +409,210
United States 4,595,355 1,730,076 -2,865,279
Slovenia 1,236,647 1,511,936 +275,289
Italy 1,135,491 1,139,050 +3,559
Switzerland 1,175,163 958,714 -216,449
Poland 373,932 1,443,130 +1,069,198
Japan 916,618 815,493 -101,125
Belgium 587,084 1,015,909 +428,825

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 30
Greater Manchester 28
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 22
West Yorkshire 15

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Inner London - West 22 17 -5
Greater Manchester 20 22 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 19 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 18 +7
West Yorkshire 12 7 -5
Lancashire 10 12 +2
West Midlands 11 10 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 8 -2
Inner London - East 6 8 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 7 -2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 38,299,655
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,482,699
Air transport 5,438,655
Road transport 1,305,026
Other 22,179

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,473,351 17,826,304 -2,647,047
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,569,345 9,913,354 -655,991
Air transport 2,865,820 2,572,835 -292,985
Road transport 206,339 1,098,687 +892,348
Other 13,927 8,252 -5,675
Rail transport 0 5,435 +5,435

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 17,393,129
London Gateway Port 12,511,657
Immingham Docks 9,132,066
Killingholme 3,840,925
Felixstowe 3,366,487

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover 8,404,444 8,988,685 +584,241
London Gateway Port 6,241,002 6,270,655 +29,653
Immingham Docks 4,173,383 4,958,683 +785,300
Killingholme 2,592,486 1,248,439 -1,344,047
Felixstowe 1,706,214 1,660,273 -45,941
Purfleet 2,815,108 20,091 -2,795,017
London Heathrow Airport 1,149,305 1,540,436 +391,131
Liverpool Docks 1,099,921 1,115,008 +15,087
Eurotunnel 1,287,327 607,873 -679,454
ZLC 335,229 1,251,226 +915,997

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
94
Other manufacturing
49
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
35
Specialised construction activities
26
Manufacture of textiles
21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 68
2026-04 65
2026-03 61
2026-02 69
2026-01 52

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 150
54m+ 109
15m-54m 43
0-1m 37
Other 15

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
United States 2,965,865
Germany 2,548,416
Ireland 2,132,281
Thailand 1,087,062
China 945,820

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
United States 2,122,091 843,774 -1,278,317
Germany 1,284,708 1,263,708 -21,000
Ireland 672,183 1,460,098 +787,915
Thailand 553,320 533,742 -19,578
China 458,642 487,178 +28,536
Philippines 517,961 415,448 -102,513
Netherlands 403,174 416,485 +13,311
Sweden 372,630 342,078 -30,552
Italy 113,055 399,584 +286,529
South Africa 218,102 204,621 -13,481

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 68,126
Germany 2,506
Belgium 307
China 149
Denmark 85

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 32,691 35,435 +2,744
Germany 2,419 87 -2,332
Belgium 0 307 +307
China 61 88 +27
Denmark 49 36 -13
United States 37 0 -37

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,303,005
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,604,443
Air transport 2,324,200
Other 74,151

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,091,327 4,211,678 +1,120,351
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,815,951 2,788,492 -27,459
Air transport 1,605,391 718,809 -886,582
Other 35,645 38,506 +2,861

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,998,409
Southampton 2,656,743
London Heathrow Airport 1,719,830
Heysham 1,561,397
Immingham Docks 1,444,025

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,846,669 2,151,740 +305,071
Southampton 935,203 1,721,540 +786,337
London Heathrow Airport 1,369,541 350,289 -1,019,252
Heysham 434,168 1,127,229 +693,061
Immingham Docks 749,836 694,189 -55,647
London Gateway Port 733,497 666,178 -67,319
Felixstowe 620,471 281,142 -339,329
Liverpool Docks 462,582 259,133 -203,449
East Midlands Airport 104,025 214,316 +110,291
Manchester Airport 112,193 83,499 -28,694

Quick facts

HS code: 56039480

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Extra-heavy nonwoven fabrics treated but not coated, used in various heavy-duty applications